Pasta Shell Snails

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Pasta Shell Snails

Our daughter is becoming quite the artist. She has been drawing & painting up a storm. One of her favorite things to draw is a snail. She loves to draw them. She makes a swirling circle for a body, antennae with eyes & she never forgets to add his snail slime.

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We have been making a lot of crafts lately to celebrate her new found love for the snail. Tonight we used mommy’s favorite crafting material, pasta shells.

What you will need:

Jumbo pasta shells

Ziti for the antennae

Elbow macaroni for the tail

A medium sized shell for the head

Chick peas for the eyes

Glue gun

Acrylic paint

 

You may choose to paint the pieces first or assemble the pieces & then paint. We typically paint first. Tonight we did both.

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To assemble, start by gluing the small shell into the larger one.

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Glue 2 pieces of ziti on top of the jumbo shell. Hold into place until the glue hardens.

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Glue the elbow macaroni to the empty end of the shell so that the macaroni is pointing up.IMG_0594

Paint the chickpeas white with a black center for the eyes. Glue to the top of the ziti.

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Paint swirls on the side of the snail bodies in a different color to complete your creatures.

Pasta Shell Snails

 

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